Then, at 11:47 PM, the laptop screen flickered. A command prompt opened itself and typed: “FLIP MODE DEACTIVATING IN 10 SECONDS. THANK YOU FOR USING SAMSUNG LEGACY PRINT. PLEASE UPDATE TO SMARTTHINGS PRINT 2027.” I closed the laptop. Unplugged the printer. Folded my Flip shut.

Subject: “samsung flip printing software setup.exe”

I needed to print a single boarding pass. Not a PDF. Not a cloud job. A direct, USB-optional, “I don’t trust the airport kiosk” physical print to my dusty but reliable Samsung Xpress M2020. Easy, right?